Founded in 2019, Wind Ship is the French branch of the International Windship Association. Lise Detrimont, General Delegate and co-founder of the association, introduces this organization dedicated to promoting wind propulsion for ships and structuring the wind propulsion sector in France and internationally. An initiative to which Brittany can contribute, especially now that the wind propulsion pact has been signed by Roland Lescure, Minister Delegate for Industry and Energy, and Hervé Berville, Secretary of State for the Sea and Biodiversity. The association has served as a spokesperson for this pact.

When brothers Jacques and Olivier Barreau embarked on their new project in 2010, it was with the clearly stated aim of reviving carbon-free shipping. Barely ten years later, their dream became a reality with the first transatlantic crossing of their cargo sailboat Grain de Sail I. To see it through, they developed a unique business model. After opening a coffee roasting plant and a chocolate factory in Morlaix, and developing a business selling exceptional French organic wines in New York, Grain de Sail also became a shipowner and freight forwarder. As their second ship, Grain de Sail II, also prepares to sail to the American coast, the Morlaix-based company has adopted an inspiring eco-responsible approach, combining quality, a taste for adventure and sustainable development in all its actions.